Mentzelia laevicaulis

Mentzelia laevicaulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Loasaceae
Genus: Mentzelia
Species: Mentzelia laevicaulis
Varieties: M. l. var. laevicaulis – M. l. var. parviflora

Name

Mentzelia laevicaulis (Douglas) Torr. & A.Gray, 1840

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Bartonia laevicaulis Douglas ex Hook. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 221 (1832)
  • Nuttallia laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 210 (1906)
  • Touterea laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 276 (1903)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Canada British Columbia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1838–1840. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 1. 740 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New-York. BHL Reference page. : 1:535.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Mentzelia laevicaulis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mentzelia laevicaulis. Published online. Accessed: July. 30 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mentzelia laevicaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July. 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mentzelia laevicaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 July. 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mentzelia laevicaulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Glattstängelige Mentzelie
English: smoothstem blazingstar, giant blazing star, Giant blazing star, smoothstem blazing star

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